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Interview Skills Worksheet: Thank-You Note

Interview skills lesson 21: The thank-you note · Set 89 · 40 questions
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Tip (Thank, recall, restate): Parts: the thanks → one detail you recall → your interest → the sign-off. Send it within 24 hours to everyone who interviewed you, even if you think it went badly. Avoid: waiting two weeks, asking for the result, long essays, copied templates, misspelt names, demands.

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  1. 1.💌 Should you send a thank-you note even if you think it went badly? (a) only if you won (b) yes, it is still polite (c) only with a gift (d) no, never
  2. 2.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) all of them
  3. 3.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) long and general (b) short and specific (c) a copy-paste (d) full of demands
  4. 4.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  5. 5.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for your time on Monday.” (a) your interest (b) a detail you recall (c) the thanks (d) the sign-off
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
  7. 7.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) sending it the same day (d) naming one detail
  8. 8.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) a polite sign-off (c) thanking each person (d) misspelling their name
  10. 10.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the thanks (b) a detail you recall (c) the sign-off (d) your interest
  11. 11.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: waiting two weeks? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spelling names right (b) naming one detail (c) asking for the result (d) a polite sign-off
  13. 13.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows you listened (b) it shows off (c) it fills space (d) it asks for marks
  16. 16.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: spelling names right? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thanking each person (b) a long essay (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a copied template (b) waiting two weeks (c) naming one detail (d) misspelling their name
  19. 19.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “It was great to learn how the bakery prepares for festivals.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  20. 20.True or false: “Your point about teamwork in the lab stayed with me.” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” restates your interest. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.True or false: “I enjoyed hearing about your plan for a reading club.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the thanks part of the note. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) before the interview (b) after a month (c) never (d) within 24 hours
  25. 25.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: thanking each person? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  26. 26.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a long essay (c) waiting two weeks (d) thanking each person
  27. 27.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  28. 28.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) a short note (d) misspelling their name
  29. 29.True or false: “With thanks, Meera Iyer” is the sign-off of the note. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a short note? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  31. 31.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “I am even more excited about joining your team.” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
  32. 32.True or false: “Sincerely, Tara Menon” is the sign-off of the note. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a copied template? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit
  34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: misspelling their name? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
  35. 35.True or false: “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” recalls a detail from the interview. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) sending it the same day (c) waiting two weeks (d) naming one detail
  37. 37.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) a detail you recall (b) your interest (c) the sign-off (d) the thanks
  38. 38.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) sending it the same day (b) thanking each person (c) spelling names right (d) asking for the result
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  40. 40.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) adding demands (b) a copied template (c) a long essay (d) spelling names right

Answer key

  1. yes, it is still polite
  2. all of them
  3. short and specific
  4. the thanks
  5. the thanks
  6. sending it the same day
  7. a copied template
  8. False
  9. misspelling their name
  10. the thanks
  11. a poor note habit
  12. asking for the result
  13. True
  14. False
  15. it shows you listened
  16. a good note habit
  17. a long essay
  18. naming one detail
  19. a detail you recall
  20. False
  21. True
  22. False
  23. False
  24. within 24 hours
  25. a good note habit
  26. thanking each person
  27. a good note habit
  28. a short note
  29. True
  30. a good note habit
  31. your interest
  32. True
  33. a poor note habit
  34. a poor note habit
  35. False
  36. waiting two weeks
  37. the sign-off
  38. asking for the result
  39. your interest
  40. spelling names right

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